F. W. Presant

Founder of Master Feeds

Born April 25 th , 1897, Guelph , Ontario .

Served in the Royal Flying Corps during WWI.

Graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College in 1923.

Appointed Assistant Director at the Western Ontario Experimental Station, Ridgetown , Ontario .

Appointed Manager, Feeds Division, Toronto Elevators Limited in 1928.

Beginning in 1941, served as Feeds Administrator of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board.

For efforts during WWII, he was awarded “A Member of the Order of the British Empire ”.

Appointed Vice President of Toronto Elevators Limited in 1943.

Founding member of the Canadian Feed Manufacturers Association.

Named a Fellow of the Agricultural Institute of Canada in 1941.

Chairman of the Ontario Agricultural College Advisory Board.

Served on the Board of Governors, University of Guelph (6 years on board, 4 years as Vice-Chairman).

Named Alumnus of Honour on behalf of the University of Guelph Alumni Association in 1971.

Included into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame in 1986.

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